If you were a short child, did you end up becoming a short adult?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

I think of you as short, PP, and I’d venture to say so do many others.

I’m 5’3” and while we’re not super short, we are in fact short.

The average height for a woman in the US is 5'4". How is that short?

[Anonymous]

I was always a head shorter than my fraternal twin sister during elementary and middle school but by the end of high school ended up an inch taller at 5'6"! She was tall for age, and I was probably below the 50% and usually one of the shorter girls. Now, I'm above average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

This is me, also.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

I think of you as short, PP, and I’d venture to say so do many others.

I’m 5’3” and while we’re not super short, we are in fact short.

The average height for a woman in the US is 5'4". How is that short?

Just because it’s the average doesn’t mean it’s not short! The average American woman is short at 5’4”. It’s like saying if the average weight for women is 175lbs, it’s not overweight because it’s the average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes- 5’3” and I don’t recall shooting up to that great height early or anything.

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I grew into college which is unusual for a girl. 5'1" in HS 5'3" by by the end of college. I was always the shortest at my elementary school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

I think of you as short, PP, and I’d venture to say so do many others.

I’m 5’3” and while we’re not super short, we are in fact short.

The average height for a woman in the US is 5'4". How is that short?

It's not tall that's for sure. For a woman, I consider anyone over 5'6" to be tall. I'm 5'2", so, I'm short and I'm ok with that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

I think of you as short, PP, and I’d venture to say so do many others.

I’m 5’3” and while we’re not super short, we are in fact short.

The average height for a woman in the US is 5'4". How is that short?

Just because it’s the average doesn’t mean it’s not short! The average American woman is short at 5’4”. It’s like saying if the average weight for women is 175lbs, it’s not overweight because it’s the average.

That is your opinion not a fact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

I think of you as short, PP, and I’d venture to say so do many others.

I’m 5’3” and while we’re not super short, we are in fact short.

The average height for a woman in the US is 5'4". How is that short?

Just because it’s the average doesn’t mean it’s not short! The average American woman is short at 5’4”. It’s like saying if the average weight for women is 175lbs, it’s not overweight because it’s the average.

For weight, we use the term "healthy weight" instead of average because that's a whole different kettle of fish.

[Anonymous]

I know a guy who was the shortest kid in our middle school, but I guess just hit puberty late because when I saw him again he was close to 6’.

I know lots of people that grew up average height but ended up being short, though 🤔

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

I think of you as short, PP, and I’d venture to say so do many others.

I’m 5’3” and while we’re not super short, we are in fact short.

The average height for a woman in the US is 5'4". How is that short?

Just because it’s the average doesn’t mean it’s not short! The average American woman is short at 5’4”. It’s like saying if the average weight for women is 175lbs, it’s not overweight because it’s the average.

That is your opinion not a fact.

Ok, fine. I happen to be 5’3” and 170lbs. I consider myself short and fat. You may consider me not short and not fat.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I did. I'm a 5'3" female. My parents were 5'6" and 5'9".

However my brother, who was always the shortest through elementary school, ended up 5'10".

[Anonymous]

My dh was a short child and became a short adult.

I was a tall girl and became a tall adult.

[Anonymous]

I was extremely short in elementary but didn't get my period until I was 14...allowing me to grow longer...I'm still short (5'2) however just less so in comparison to other perite women

[Anonymous]

I was one of the smallest girls in elementary school and middle school when it came to height. Now I’m 5’6 .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the shortest kid in my class every year in elementary. I am now average height for a woman (5'4"). For a long time I still thought of myself as short, though, and it was only after numerous people told me as an adult that I was weird for saying I was short, that I eventually figured out that I wasn't. It was just hard to shake this identity that had been deeply engrained in me as who I am throughout my childhood. Even in HS, people referred to me a short or little, even though by then I now realize I was probably approaching average and actually had friends who were shorter than I was for the first time. I'm not sure why my growth spurts just kind of went unnoticed. Maybe they were too gradual.

I think of you as short, PP, and I’d venture to say so do many others.

I’m 5’3” and while we’re not super short, we are in fact short.

The average height for a woman in the US is 5'4". How is that short?

Just because it’s the average doesn’t mean it’s not short! The average American woman is short at 5’4”. It’s like saying if the average weight for women is 175lbs, it’s not overweight because it’s the average.

Short compared to what, exactly? What is a “normal” height to you, neither tall nor short?